The Science of Sheets

After a relaxing weekend I'm always geared up for the week and my Monday - which I always reserve for cleaning up the house.  I figure if I get the house all spic and span at the beginning of the week, I have the rest of the week to do all of the other things I want to do: cooking classes, volunteer work, studying for the GRE, playing piano, etc.

Today I finally decided - after years of laundering - to learn how to properly fold a fitted sheet.  It is a venture I've been meaning to undertake for some time now.  Emboldened by a user-friendly YouTube video, and armed with my fresh-out-of the-dryer lavender bed linens - I set out on a scientific experiment in homemaking.

My hypothesis:
If I learn how to efficiently fold a fitted sheet, then I will maximize storage space and create a more orderly linen closet.

Since all hypotheses need to be testable (measured in some capacity), I decided to take before and after pictures of the linen closet in order to evaluate my statement. **Please note that my lavender sheets, which needed to be put in the closet, were not in this photo as they had just come out of the dryer.**

Before:

After viewing my trusty How to Fold a Fitted Sheet video twice, I decided that I was ready for the challenge.

My initial product turned out quite well:

In case you couldn't tell, the fitted sheet is the one on top / to the left.

Fueled by my first try, I decided to tackle the rest of the linen closet.  Five fitted sheets, five flat sheets, one duvet cover, and fourteen pillowcases later, the closet was a transformed space.

After:

As you can tell, learning how to fold the fitted sheet allowed me to create a more aesthetically pleasing closet, while also maximizing my storage space - there's room for more sheets, if necessary. All-in-all, a successful trial and experiment in the arena of homemaking!

With my hypothesis validated, and my house all clean and fragrant, I browsed through my recipe box and found a dinner that I knew would satisfy both Matt and myself - French Onion Soup (see recipe under Erica's Epicurean Creations - Simple Supper for Two).

By 5:30, when Matt pulled into the garage, I was just finishing broiling the crusty bread and gruyere on top of the ramekins filled with the hearty soup.  We sat at the dining room table, discussed our respective days, and just enjoyed sitting down and relaxing with one another at the end of the day.